2,800 basic, rural health centres being given latest facilities: Maryam

LAHORE/PHOOL NAGAR: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Thursday inaugurated the Rural Health Centre Revamping Project at Phool Nagar.

She was given a briefing on the revamping of the health centre. Approximately, 10,000 patients can avail treatment facilities at the Rural Health Centre in Phool Nagar every month.

Maryam visited different sections of the Rural Health Centre. Addressing the inaugural ceremony, she said: “We are introducing latest facilities in 300 Basic Rural Health Centres and 2,500 Basic Health Units. We will transform all hospitals of Punjab in a few months. We are overcoming the shortage of doctors and nurses and are providing cardiac treatment facilities.” She said as many as 200 Clinics-on-Wheels will provide treatment at people’s doorstep.

She said mega corruption was done during the purchase of wheat. “There is no wheat crisis in the province. We are introducing a Rs400 billion package for farmers. We will give Rs1.5 lakh each to farmers for the next crop. Such a mega package has never been introduced in the history of Punjab. A farmer will be provided with the latest agricultural machinery on soft terms. A road is being constructed at a cost of Rs2.5 billion in Phool Nagar and a technical college is also being established.”

She said: “I say to MNAs and MPAs to stop sending recommendations about police officials. When police officials are posted on a political basis, they will not be able to deliver. Every time Nawaz Sharif’s government was toppled on some false pretext. As a chief minister, it is my foremost responsibility to reduce the prices of roti, onion and vegetables. When my government came into power, the price of onion was Rs300 per kg and now it is being sold at less than Rs100 per kg.”

Meanwhile, the CM met a Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office delegation in which the need for collaboration in six sectors was agreed. A briefing was given on health, education, social protection, air quality, local government and revenue mobilization waste management sectors. In a meeting with MNAs and MPAs from different districts of Punjab, Maryam announced that the Punjab government is introducing a solid waste management system under a public-private partnership at all divisional headquarters and major cities. She informed that a water supply and drainage project in Sahiwal was about to be completed.

Maryam congratulated newly-elected Governor Punjab Sardar Salim Haider Khan on assuming charge of office, during her meeting with at Jati Umrah.